MacOS – Macbook turns on but screen is dead or completely dark

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My Macbook Pro's screen just blinked and went dark.

When I turn the computer on, the fan turn on and runs but the screen is dark.
I tried all the option and tricks but nothing is works. I rebooted several times still the screen is black but the fan is running.

I'm not sure if the backlight is on or not, but at a first impression it's either on and black or there's no backlight and no image being drawn.

What can I do short of sending it in for repair?

Best Answer

Apple has an excellent process to triage macs that don’t boot all the way.

If you hold the option key or boot to internet recovery, you should see things on the screen even if there is no drive present, no OS present so you can know you need a repair if you can’t even see internet recovery like here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156

In the end, you will have a working Mac again - possibly reinstalling the OS or erasing and then reinstalling or you take it in for service since there is a hardware issue.

Start here and ask a follow on question with exactly where your troubleshooting led you.